broken
Broken is also used as adjective, with meanings including physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split.
Length
6
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
BR
Ends
KEN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “BROKEN” Mean?
/ˈbɹəʊkən/
broken has 13 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
13 sensesphysically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
“a broken mirror”
“a broken tooth”
“a broken leg”
“his neck is broken”
not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
“broken lines of defense”
“a broken cable transmission”
“broken sleep”
“tear off the stub above the broken line”
subdued or brought low in condition or status
“brought low”
“a broken man”
“his broken spirit”
Synonyms
(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
“broken (or unkept) promises”
“broken contracts”
Synonyms
tamed or trained to obey
“a horse broken to the saddle”
“this old nag is well broken in”
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imperfectly spoken or written
“broken English”
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
“troops fleeing in broken ranks”
“a confused mass of papers on the desk”
“the small disordered room”
“with everything so upset”
Synonyms
weakened and infirm
“broken health resulting from alcoholism”
out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)
“a broken washing machine”
“the coke machine is broken”
“the coke machine is busted”
Synonyms
discontinuous
“broken clouds”
“broken sunshine”
lacking a part or parts
“a broken set of encyclopedia”
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
Length
6 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
N
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
B, R, O, K, E, N
Use Case
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Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆BROKEN has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆BROKEN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆BROKEN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆BROKEN uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CCVCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
BR, RO, OK, KE, EN
Trigrams
BRO, ROK, OKE, KEN
Crossword Intelligence
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